{"id":14444,"date":"2013-08-15T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ami.blogwrangler.net\/meshbag\/"},"modified":"2018-03-31T22:36:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T04:36:53","slug":"meshbag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/meshbag\/","title":{"rendered":"Crochet Mesh Bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A year ago as I was browsing through the beautiful images of <a href=\"http:\/\/craftgawker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Craftgawker<\/em><\/a>, I came across a gorgeous crocheted ombre bag by Maize Hutton <a href=\"http:\/\/maizehutton.blogspot.ca\/2012\/07\/crochet-free-people-like-bag.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 She had made some modifications to a free \u201cKnit-O-Matic&#8221;\u00a0grocery bag by Haley Waxberg (free pattern can be found on Ravelry\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/crochet-grocery-bag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/em><\/a>)\u00a0and I was super excited to make my very own when I was pregnant!\u00a0 It\u2019s taken me a year to blog about it, but better late than never, right?<\/p>\n<p>I had A LOT of fun working on this bag pattern as it was unlike anything I had previously crocheted.\u00a0 Working in the chain spaces round by round went by very quickly, and keeping track of the beginning of each round was a must!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mqtcn8LFki1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This pattern called for DK\/Light (3) cotton yarn, so I opted to use my favourite <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2plbpLA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Patons Grace mercerized cotton<\/em> <\/a>(which is actually a Sport\/Fine (2) yarn) in grey. \u00a0This is the same yarn that I used to make <a href=\"http:\/\/allaboutami.tumblr.com\/post\/16430216050\/dragon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Dragon<\/em><\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/allaboutami.tumblr.com\/post\/13920852352\/teddyornaments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Teddy Ornaments<\/em><\/a> and my <a href=\"http:\/\/allaboutami.tumblr.com\/post\/55747562485\/ruffledbibnecklace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Ruffled Crochet Bib Necklace<\/em><\/a>. \u00a0If it isn\u2019t evident enough, I really like this yarn \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0I still used a 4 mm crochet hook as stated in the pattern.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mqtctllLXk1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"319\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had read some Ravelry comments stating that the bag had turned out smaller than they had expected.\u00a0 Thus, I made some modifications to the original pattern since I wanted my bag to be larger (and also because I was using a thinner yarn).\u00a0 The bag was starting to look like a giant flower!\u00a0 I was a little nervous that this project was not looking very bag-like at this point since it was so large and flat\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mqtcu8lFhn1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"395\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2026but it did start looking like a bag as I progressed further thankfully!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mqtcvj72sG1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"345\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Instead of making my bag a uniform colour like the bags I had originally seen, I decided that I wanted to make the last rounds and straps a contrasting colour!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mqtcwjQLzc1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I decided to use pink since I absolutely LOVE pink and grey together \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mqtcx6Kerz1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Isn\u2019t it a beautiful combo?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mqtcy6ying1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I decided to modify the edging by making it thicker and a bit more decorative with some spacing in between the stitches \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mqtczn9Kd81qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a close-up!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mqtd0e2TAL1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also made the straps a bit wider!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mqtd12m78u1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, the bag was finished!\u00a0 The pattern recommends placing 3 or 4 big cans of food in the bag to help stretch it out.\u00a0 This bag can stretch a lot, so if your finished product seems smaller than you had hoped, have no fear!\u00a0 It will get larger \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mrgaav6UTc1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These are the <strong>modifications<\/strong> I made to the original pattern:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I repeated the &#8220;Increase Round\u201d with 36 spaces an additional four times (i.e. in total it was repeated 12 times)<\/li>\n<li>I added another Increase Round as follows: *{[Ch5, make 1 sc] twice into same ch5 space, [ch5, make 1 sc into next ch5 space]}; repeat from * to end of round (54 spaces). \u00a0*(Ch5, make 1 sc into next ch5 space); repeat from * to end of round (54 spaces). Repeat this round 2 more times.<\/li>\n<li>I followed the decrease rounds as stated, except I had 54 spaces instead of 36 spaces. \u00a0I also followed the \u201c*make 1 sc into next sc, make 2 sc into next ch2 space; repeat from * to end of round\u201d as written (resulting in more than 108 sc- I didn\u2019t count how many single crochets I ended up having). \u00a0This was my last round of grey.<\/li>\n<li>For the decorative pink edging I did 2 rounds of single crochets, 1 round consisting of *Dc 1, Sk 1, Ch 1* around, and then 2 more rounds of single crochets (5 rounds in total).<\/li>\n<li>Instead of chaining 38 for the handles, I chained 60. \u00a0I also made four rows of single crochets to make the handles thicker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here I am with my beautiful crochet mesh bag!\u00a0 Isn\u2019t it gorgeous?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mrfp2jD6Ab1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love the overall look of the mesh and how you can see the contents of the bag.\u00a0 It gives such a light, airy and modern feel!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mrfp42XOxo1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can always add charms, lace, beads or anything you want to glam up your bag! \u00a0You could also add your own <em>lining<\/em> (like this beautiful sequin lining <a href=\"http:\/\/maizehutton.blogspot.ca\/2012\/07\/crochet-free-people-like-bag.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>) if you don\u2019t want your bag to stretch as much or if you don\u2019t want your bag to be as open. \u00a0I attached my cute amigurumi teddy keychain to my bag here \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mrfp5zAmAm1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What a great way to carry your yarn when yarn shopping!\u00a0 Obviously this bag would not be so great for holding your hooks though\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mrfp7kt8dM1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Part of what makes this bag so special is how portable it is!\u00a0 Look how small it becomes when you scrunch it all up \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0It takes up such little space in your regular bag or in your car and can be pulled out whenever you need it. \u00a0It\u2019s perfect for grocery shopping or when visiting a farmer\u2019s market! \u00a0Thanks to those of you who tried to guess what this was based on the picture below- we loved reading all of your guesses, from scarves, bath scrubbies to sea anemones!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mrfp9zrQ5W1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This would be such a great summer bag to bring to the beach too!\u00a0 Throw on a pair of shades, your favourite flip flops and your newly crocheted bag and you\u2019re ready to go!\u00a0 The bag could hold your swimsuit and sunscreen too, and you wouldn\u2019t have to worry about sand getting stuck in it \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tumblr_inline_mrgabmMeaN1qz4rgp.jpg\" alt=\"Crochet Mesh Bag\" width=\"500\" height=\"386\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Find the free pattern for this beautiful bag on Ravelry\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/crochet-grocery-bag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!\u00a0 Who else is going to give this bag a try? 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